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January 8, 2012: Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) hugs guru John Fox following the Broncos defeated the actual Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 throughout overtime in a great NFL wild minute card playoff football game.
Tebow gone a single much better your dog ripped in two down an upset.
A rejuvenated Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas upon an electrifying 80-yard touchdown pass for the first perform involving overtime plus the Broncos conquered the particular stunned Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 from the AFC wild-card game upon Sunday.
Wild doesn't commence to illustrate it. The engage in needed 11 mere seconds plus was that simplest arriving in order to a good overtime within NFL history.
Thomas hauled with a superior play-action pass along at the Denver 38, stiff-armed Ike Taylor and then outraced copy health and safety Ryan Mundy to help this ending zone.
"I was only saying, `Man trust your speed. Trust your current speed. Don't lower back. Don't reduce back.' And your dog saved this straight. He outran this guy," said , whose fourth-quarter fumble aided Pittsburgh connect it.
"I seemed to be like, `Oh my God, is he / she even now running?' Please merely go. Please. Please."
Tebow, whom have executed alongside practically nothing inside following half right after your 20-point explosion from the following quarter, seen seeing that startled seeing that anyone else. He chased lower Thomas and knelt about one knee Tebowing since it truly is regarded in the end area while the crowd was proceeding crazy. Then this individual pounded a fist with triumph and needed a triumph lap.
"When I found him scoring, earliest regarding all, I only thought, `Thank you, Lord,"' Tebow said. "Then, I appeared to be going really fast, running after the pup like I might catch about D.T! Then I simply just hopped to the stands, very first time that I've done that. That seemed to be fun. Then, obtained with a knee along with thanked the Lord again in addition to tried that will rejoice with my personal teammates plus the fans."
Behind Tebow's season-high 316 back yards passing, the particular Broncos (9-8) usually are advancing towards New England for just a second-round game towards the top-seeded Patriots (13-3) about Saturday night.
The Patriots walloped the Broncos 41-23 continue month, sending Tebow into a funk that will involved eight turnovers including a forty p'cent completion clip and prompting Elway to implore your ex that will "pull this trigger" while in the playoffs.
Did this individual ever.
And contrary to Elway, exactly who dropped his first postseason place to your Steelers in your house within 1984 Tebow is 1-0 from the playoffs.
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